Public Interest

Key to Workplace Productivity May Be in the Eyes

New study suggests economic case for prioritizing myopia management DALLAS, May 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- * Published in the journal Ophthalmology, study indicates vision impairment and blindness caused by uncorrected myopia (nearsightedness) cost the global economy an estimatedUS$244 billion...

2019-05-23 03:22 2432

AI will affect one in every five jobs in Asia--eliminating one in eight, finds new report by MIT Technology Review Insights

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts. and SINGAPORE, May 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study byMIT Technology Review Insights in association with ADP, Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore, Genesys, Splunk and the Asia School of Business explores the degree to which executives in Asia Pacific ar...

2019-05-13 12:00 1419

Population Connection Announces Winners of "World of 7 Billion" International Student Video Contest

WASHINGTON, May 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Eighteen winners earned top spots in the 8th annual "World of 7 Billion" video contest sponsored by Population Connection. Over 5,500 students in grades 6 through 12 from 43 countries and 47 U.S. states and territories participated in the competition. The v...

2019-05-07 19:00 1967

New polling data suggests widespread disillusionment amongst South African youth ahead of general elections

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- New polling data has provided unique insight into the principles, attitudes, concerns and ambitions of young South Africans (ages 18-24) ahead of the nation's rapidly approaching general elections onMay 8th.

2019-05-06 21:04 891

Global Assessment Of The State Of Nature Shows Urgent Action Needed To Protect Both People And Planet

PARIS, May 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report years in the making was issued today by 150 of the world's leading scientists, painting a grim picture of the state of the planet's lands, ocean, and wildlife. According to leaders of the Campaign for Nature, it underscores the urgent need for world...

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